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Ashes '13: 1st Test: Day 2

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Earlier, Agar hit 98 from 101 balls with two sixes and 12 fours to break the previous mark by a No. 11 of 95 by Tino Best for West Indies against England last year and swing the momentum in Australia's favor.

A see-sawing second day in the opening Ashes test in which Australian teenage debutant Ashton Agar make the highest score by a No. 11 batsman in a record last-wicket stand ended with England reaching 80-2 for a lead of 15 runs. (Reuters)

Earlier, Agar hit 98 from 101 balls with two sixes and 12 fours to break the previous mark by a No. 11 of 95 by Tino Best for West Indies against England last year and swing the momentum in Australia's favor. (Reuters)

"I'm super happy," Agar said. "And I'm happy that me and Hughesie could get the team in some sort of winning position. If we can break the (Cook-Pietersen) partnership, the power will be in our hands." (Reuters)

"I thought they showed a lot of class and determination to get us through a tricky period," Anderson said. "First and foremost, we're going to have to bat very, very well tomorrow to get into any position to win this game." (AFP)